Commodore Robert F. Stockton

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Commodore_Robert_F._Stockton
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
gptkbp:birthDate 1795-08-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Princeton,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Princeton_Cemetery
gptkbp:deathDate 1866-10-07
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Princeton,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_Field_Stockton
gptkbp:legacy namesake of Stockton, California
namesake of USS Stockton (multiple ships)
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Commodore
gptkbp:notableFor advocacy for steam-powered naval vessels
negotiation of the founding of Liberia
role in the capture of California during the Mexican–American War
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkb:politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Richard_Stockton
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld United States Senator from New Jersey
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:signature Robert F Stockton signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Harriet_Maria_Potter_Stockton
gptkbp:termEnd 1853
gptkbp:termStart 1851
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pacific_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Commodore Robert F. Stockton